Nat Berhe is moving up in the world. Or at least in the Mountain West Conference.

A second-team all-conference selection last year, Berhe on Tuesday was named to the All-Mountain West First Team to become the first San Diego State safety in the Mountain West era to earn all-conference accolades in three consecutive seasons.

Berhre leads the Idaho Potato Bowl-bound Aztecs with 94 tackles and 59 solo stops and is tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries. He also has six pass breakups, five tackles for loss and a sack, and is seventh on the school’s all-time tackle list with 294 stops.

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr is the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, while Colorado State linebacker Shaquil Barrett was the Defensive Player of the Year.

New Mexico kick returner Carlos Wiggins was the Special Teams Player of the Year, San Jose State receiver Tyler Winston was the Freshman of the Year and Utah State’s Matt Wells was the Coach of the Year.

See all of the Mountain West first-, second- and honorable mentions here and read more about the Aztecs' award-winners here.